Publications

[visceral leishmaniasis in italy. its epidemiology, clinical picture and therapy].	visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a public health problem in most countries bordering the mediterranean sea. the disease has been found in central and southern italy, sicily, sardinia; some pockets are present in liguria. dogs are the reservoirs and the vectors are some species of sandfly (phlebotomus species). the incubation period is usually between 2 and 8 months; children and adults may become infected; lethality may be high and depends upon a correct diagnosis and treatment. the diagnosis shou ...	1994	8047684
epidemiological patterns of canine leishmaniasis [correction of leishmaniosis] in western liguria (italy).	an epidemiological survey was carried out on the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in western liguria (northern italy). blood sera from 21146 dogs collected from 1990 to 1996 were subjected to the indirect immunofluorescence test (ifat). from 1990 to 1994 (16690 dogs), only monthly seroprevalences were calculated (min 14%-max 60.5%). dog sera sampled from october 1994 to may 1996 (4456 dogs) were divided into two subgroups (i: october 1994-may 1995; ii: october 1995-may 1996). seroprevalence ...	1999	9950324
tick species parasitizing people in an area endemic for tick-borne diseases in north-western italy.	in 1995 and 1996, 318 ticks were recovered from 240 people in liguria (province of savona, italy). most of the ticks (284; 89.3%) were sheep ticks, ixodes ricinus. rhipicephalus sanguineus (31; 9.8%) and dermacentor marginatus (3; 0.9%) were also recorded. all three life stages of i. ricinus were found on humans while only nymphs and adults of r. sanguineus and adults of d. marginatus were collected. human tickbites were most frequent in the municipalities of the province where roe deer density ...	1999	10870560
[monitoring of canine leishmaniasis in northern italy: an update from a scientific network].	canine leishmaniasis (canl) due to leishmania infantum is a disease of great veterinary importance and a serious public health problem. in humans, l. infantum causes visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) and the distribution of vl overlaps that of canl. currently, vl is considered by who as an emerging zoonosis in southern europe. the dog is the only domestic reservoir of the infection and phlebotomine sandflies are the only proven vectors of leishmaniasis for dogs and humans. canl is e ...	2004	15305715
echinococcus multilocularis in north italy.	alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the metacestode of the tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis. fox populations living in the alpine regions of italy had been considered free from this parasite until 2002, when two infected foxes were detected in bolzano province (trentino alto adige region) near austrian border. a modified nested pcr analysis was used to detect e. multilocularis dna in faecal samples belonging to red fox populations from five italian regions. a total of 5 ...	2006	16881394
evaluation of 65% permethrin spot-on and deltamethrin-impregnated collars for canine leishmania infantum infection prevention.	during the 2004 and 2005 sand fly seasons, we evaluated the efficacy of a 65% spot-on solution of permethrin (exspot, schering & plough) and deltamethrin-impregnated collar (scalibor, intervet) in reducing leishmania infantum infection, in a canine leishmaniasis (canl) endemic region (liguria) in italy. immunofluorescent assay (ifa) revealed that three of 120 dogs (2.5%) treated with a 65% spot-on solution of permethrin, as three of 119 dogs (2.5%) treated with deltamethrin-impregnated collar ha ...	2008	18331517